REV. ROCCO AND ELLEN DITROLIO, STEPHEN AND CHRISTOPHER.
MISSIONARIES TO ARGENTINA

Rocco and his wife, Ellen, have been involved in evangelism, and church planting. They have been Missionaries in Argentina since 1988. During their first term their ministry was responsible for the new church plantings in the cities of Formosa, Santa Fe and Colastine. During their second term, their ministry helped specifically with the new church planting in the city of Reconquista, the closest A/G church 150 miles away. They also were responsible for planting a new church planting in the city of Santo Tome, a neighboring city of Santa Fe where they live.

During their third term of service, they have started five new church plantings. One in the city of Formosa, with the help of the church started there eight years ago. A new church planting in the city of Avellaneda was started as well, in July 1998 with the help of the church in Reconquista, a neighboring city. CHURCHES STARTING CHURCHES!

A new church planting was started in the city of San Justo, an important agricultural city in the province, in 1998 and a new church planting was started in the city of San Lorenzo, in 1999, with the prayer and financial help of several of the churches in our district, (where Rocco was superintendent). And most recent a church in the city of Rafaela, a city of 90,000 people, was begun.

Their ministry has also included the launching of the ÒSchools of EvangelismÓ a mobile training center in evangelism, which consists of morning classes, afternoon practical outreach work, and evening crusades. These schools of Evangelism always work in correlation to a new church planting. We have had 6 such schools with approximately 80 graduates.

Rocco was asked to direct the National Home Missions Department for the A/G of Argentina with a special thrust in Church Planting in May of 1998. Please pray for wisdom and direction in this special undertaking. He travels extensively encouraging churches throughout the country to participate in starting new church plantings for the propagation of the gospel in this great country.

Ellen has been involved in a local Christian radio program directed towards the needs of women and the family this last tern as well as speaking to women in women’s groups and churches. She has been used to encourage and train the new church planting pastor’s wives!

Summary

Latin America- Southern Cone

The DiTrolio’s are missionaries in Argentina, South America. Their ministry involves New Church Planting and Evangelism. Since 1989, they have planted 10 churches in the northern region of that country. They hold an annual School of Evangelism in different cities each year. They are also the National Home Missions Director for the country of Argentina with a strong emphasis on New Church Planting. They served as District Superintendent of the Central District for 7 years.